At least 3-2-1

[Ecchi_Kitty]

For every day you're at a convention, you should have at least:

3 hours of sleep.
Laying down, sleeping. The 5min you feel asleep standing up doesn't count.

2 meals
Real meals; pocky and a soda doesn't count.

1 shower
Soap should be involved

Note that this is 'at least'. 6 hours sleep, 3 meals, and 2 showers is perfectly acceptable.
Also, note that this is a daily recomendation, and thus should be done daily. Seven showers the first day does not mean you're good to go for a week long convention.

[bunrotha]

For every day you're at a convention, you should have at least:

3 hours of sleep.
Laying down, sleeping. The 5min you feel asleep standing up doesn't count.

2 meals
Real meals; pocky and a soda doesn't count.

1 shower
Soap should be involved



Which leads my wandering mind to "The 12, errr, 7 days of con-going"

On the seventh day of Dragon*Con, the fanboys need to see,
Seven pairs of boobies,
Six kilts-a-blowing,
Five Expensive Things,
Four comic artists,
Three hours sleep
Two real balanced meals,
And a shower with both soap and water in.

I know, I'm early, but the Christmas displays just went up in the garden centre, so they started it.

[sableagle]

I saw when He opened the first soap, and I heard the voice of the first Beast say, as it were the sound of thunder: "Dude, seriously, take a shower. We'll wait."

[RhubarbBuddha]

And the three wise men came, brings gifts of Lather, Rinse and Repeat.

[bunrotha]

There is an answer, a simple answer..
http://www.seankreynolds.com/soapsbywillow/

Currently available is the NATURAL 20 --a scented soap with an actual d20 embedded in it -- the most popular soap at the show!

This feels to be on a level with hiding pills in the cat's food, or playing aeroplanes to get small children to eat vegetables. :rolleyes:

:didea:
Maybe next year somebody could ask DragonCon to supplement the leaf blower with a garden mister, fill it with something smelling really potent, and tour the gaming floors? This looks promising (http://www.lush.co.uk/products/Sonic_Death_Monkey_2054.aspx), if only for being called "Sonic Death Monkey"

Well, it's all fun until somebody gets busted by con security and barred...

[bunrotha]

Gamer's and con-goers commandments..

I am the Lord your GM, who brought you out of the land of Gygax, out of the dungeons of dragons;

you shall have no other games before showering.

You shall not make for yourself an offensive odour, whether in the form of anything that is in the bedroom above, or that is on the food court beneath, or that is in the armpits under the t-shirt.

You shall not dodge soap; for the con-goers are jealous, punishing all gamers for the iniquity of a few, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject soap,

but showing steadfast love to the cleanliness of those who love soap.

You shall not make wrongful use of the deodorant, for the room-mate will not acquit anyone who misuses his smell.

Remember the Parade day, and keep it holy.

For three days you shall labour and do all your gaming.

But the next day is a Sabbath to the significant other; you shall not do any gaming—you, your wife or husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.

For in six days the GM made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the characters that are in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the GM shall be sleeping in.

Honor your significant other, so that your days may be long in the house that they share with you.

You shall not murder those with a different opinion.

You shall not commit adultery. Even if asked.

You shall not steal, yea, not even hotel towels. They will bill you.

You shall not bear false witness against your roomie's hotel bill.

You shall not covet your neighbour’s crash-space; you shall not covet your neighbour’s beer, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.

[reo01]

Truly words to live by.

[Mike Taylor]

Gamer's and con-goers commandments..

I am the Lord your GM, who brought you out of the land of Gygax, out of the dungeons of dragons;

you shall have no other games before showering.

You shall not make for yourself an offensive odour, whether in the form of anything that is in the bedroom above, or that is on the food court beneath, or that is in the armpits under the t-shirt.

You shall not dodge soap; for the con-goers are jealous, punishing all gamers for the iniquity of a few, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject soap,

but showing steadfast love to the cleanliness of those who love soap.

You shall not make wrongful use of the deodorant, for the room-mate will not acquit anyone who misuses his smell.

Remember the Parade day, and keep it holy.

For three days you shall labour and do all your gaming.

But the next day is a Sabbath to the significant other; you shall not do any gaming—you, your wife or husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.

For in six days the GM made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the characters that are in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the GM shall be sleeping in.

Honor your significant other, so that your days may be long in the house that they share with you.

You shall not murder those with a different opinion.

You shall not commit adultery. Even if asked.

You shall not steal, yea, not even hotel towels. They will bill you.

You shall not bear false witness against your roomie's hotel bill.

You shall not covet your neighbour’s crash-space; you shall not covet your neighbour’s beer, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.

A condensed version titled "The Hygienic Commandments" should be made into a T-shirt.

[Leffy]

probably sell fairly well at cons too

[Travellar]

Based on a few gaming events I've been too, I get the impression that the vast magority of people there DO bathe, but it only really takes one smelly individual in a room of thirty to wreck the day. Is it any worse at cons?

Incidently, I've found a more hardline, unpolished approach works fairly well. "Dude, you stink. get away from me." I had two students recently who had some hygene issues. After pulling them each aside, and telling them that they personally stunk, the point got across real fast.

[Seolta]

Based on a few gaming events I've been too, I get the impression that the vast magority of people there DO bathe, but it only really takes one smelly individual in a room of thirty to wreck the day. Is it any worse at cons?

It depends where you go. The panels and other things I've gone to, no...but my brother and a few others said that the smell in some of the anime rooms would knock you out...primarily because there's folks in there who basically just camp out in that room all weekend, packed like sardines watching video after video. In late August/early September, in Georgia.

[RazorJAK]

It depends where you go. The panels and other things I've gone to, no...but my brother and a few others said that the smell in some of the anime rooms would knock you out...primarily because there's folks in there who basically just camp out in that room all weekend, packed like sardines watching video after video. In late August/early September, in Georgia.

And, for some reason, they don't take kindly to someone coming into the anime room dual-wielding Febreze air effects cans.

[KeegaKurGurk]

and then the mayhem begins doesnt it?
(hmm sounds like an idea make up a M.C. costume with fabreeze and lysol for weapons and bars of sope and hangy air fresheners for granades :dgrin: )

[sableagle]

Super-soaker loaded with diluted shampoo as primary weapon, a roll-on deodorant strapped to the muzzle as your bayonet, a water pistol full of very smelly diluted hand soap as your side-arm and definitely a respirator.

You could probably do fairly well on the grenade front with ...

... no, security would not like that. Bad idea.

[Seolta]

Super-soaker loaded with diluted shampoo as primary weapon, a roll-on deodorant strapped to the muzzle as your bayonet, a water pistol full of very smelly diluted hand soap as your side-arm and definitely a respirator.

You could probably do fairly well on the grenade front with ...

... no, security would not like that. Bad idea.


Security wouldn't even like the water pistol, much less the super-soaker and the rest of it.

[Leffy]

sani-wipes in your utility belt?? i'd go with lavender or the nifty cucumber huggies ones. they work really good on cleaning and knockng down the offensive odors, help with the mellow making and won't make the more pimply suddenly convert into a life sized pimple o doom. plus they're super soft.

[sableagle]

Security wouldn't even like the water pistol, much less the super-soaker and the rest of it.

So the small explosive charge in a plastic bottle of shower gel as a grenade would be well out? See! I was right.

I guess turning up as the Master Chief with moulded plastic armour, moulded plastic-on-bike-helmet helmet with gold mirrored visor and an actual assault rifle is also considered taboo then. I wonder how they'd feel about someone dressed as this b**** (http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Pets/olthoi/olthoi_ancientqueen.JPG) or her leedle frrriend (http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Pets/olthoi/matronnymph.JPG) ... life size.

[Plunder Down-Under]

The "actual assault rifle" is considered taboo most places, dunno what it is but people feel uncomfortable around people with guns

[Shryke]

cowards!

[sableagle]

Someone in normal clothes and sensible boots, carrying a small rucksack and a rifle while calmly shopping is actually a less scary prospect to me than someone in a clown outfit with a biker jacket over it with a My Little Pony stencil on the jacket plus a plastic crown, a red scarf, Bermuda shorts and flared wellies carrying a live chicken in a shopping basket and a dozen empty engine coolant bottles while leaning very close to people and asking them whether they taste like cats.

I'm fairly sure there's room for "how to shower" on a t-shirt.

[Plunder Down-Under]

Well the guy with the gun is scarier due to his percieved potential for harm. Seriously In a crowded place I'd be more worried about the gun guy. Following me home at night, Debatable between them.

[KeegaKurGurk]

Someone in normal clothes and sensible boots, carrying a small rucksack and a rifle while calmly shopping is actually a less scary prospect to me than someone in a clown outfit with a biker jacket over it with a My Little Pony stencil on the jacket plus a plastic crown, a red scarf, Bermuda shorts and flared wellies carrying a live chicken in a shopping basket and a dozen empty engine coolant bottles while leaning very close to people and asking them whether they taste like cats.

I'm fairly sure there's room for "how to shower" on a t-shirt.
well now i know what to go to a comicon dressed as thnx sable eagle :dgrin: